Washington, D.C. - The U.S. economy lost 524,000 jobs in December, closing out the worst year for job losses since World War II, the Labor Department said Friday. Nearly 2.6 million jobs were lost in 2008, with 1.9 million destroyed in just the past four...
FDA scientists have lobbed a bombshell into the debate over new leadership and reform at the agency after President-elect Obama takes office. According to a letter nine of them wrote to Obama's transition team, sweeping changes are necessary at the agency to banish a corrupt,...
Madison, Wis. - For the second consecutive year, Inacom Information Systems was chosen as the Number One IT Consulting Firm and Number One IT Training Company by the 2008 InBusiness Magazine Executive Register. This achievement confirms Inacom's reputation as Madison's preferred technology partner and demonstrates Inacom's...
As EMR adoption gains in U.S. healthcare, internet-based personal health records (PHRs) will influence the healthcare industry, according to a new report from healthcare market research firm Kalorama Information. Patients can obtain information, such as laboratory results, radiology reports, medication lists and culture test results with...
By John McKee With unemployment rates climbing into the stratosphere and job prospects becoming increasingly tenuous, IT pros need to think strategically and act effectively to keep their heads above water. Here are some recommendations to help you safeguard your career during the months to come. Read...
Merge Healthcare (MRGE) announced this morning that it has reacquired its operations in China. Last March, Milwaukee-based Merge announced that it had sold Cedara Software Shanghai Co. to Inqgen Technology Ltd. That sale has now been terminated. Read more...
Post-holiday-season sales estimates from a number of research firms suggest sales might have grown even more slowly. comScore estimated that online sales from November 1 through December 23 were actually down three percent from the year before. The final numbers are still coming in. But on...
The new year is upon us, and enterprise CIOs are zeroing in on trends in IT management and budgeting for 2009. To be sure, 2008 - particularly the latter half - brought a good deal of bad news for IT organizations, and for the business...
With the roiling effects of the economy churning their organizations, IT executives entered 2009 with protective blankets thrown over employee pay. As 2008 ended, they pulled back on some major expenditures and slashed discretionary spending - but most tried not to cut pay. Instead they froze...
As expected, cost-cutting goals have expanded, but it's not the whole ballgame in 2009. Here's what more than 220 IT executives listed as their top priorities in business, management and technology priorities. Read more ...